Santa Fe police are investigating the death of a man found inside a water reservoir well this afternoon.

Santa Fe police are investigating the death of a man found inside a water reservoir well this afternoon.

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Updated: 6:46 PM MDT Sep 30, 2015

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WEBVTT WHETHER IT'S MALE OR FEMALE. IT'S NOT EVERYDAY YOU STUMBLE ACROSS A BODY. SORT OF DISBELIEF. LIDA: THE PROPERTY OWNER HERE AT LENA STREET LOFTS FOUND THE BODY. HIS ATTORNEY SAYS HE IS STILL IN SHOCK. HE THOUGHT HE SAW SOMEBODY DROPPED A MANICAN IN IT THAT WAS PLAYING A PRANK. HE LOOKED A LITTLE CLOSER AND REALIZED IT WAS NOT AND HE CALLED SOMEONE ELSE OVER AND THEY CALLED THE POLICE. LIDA: POLICE SAY THE RESOIVOIR THAT TRAPS RAIN WATER FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES IS 8 FEET DEEP AND HAS 4 FEET OF WATER IN IT. DETECTIVES ARE UNSURE HOW LONG THE BODY HAS BEEN IN THE WELL. BUT SAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE THEY SAY PEOPLE ON THE PROPERTY STARTED SMELLING FOUL ODORS A FEW WEEKS AGO AND DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. THE BODY IS STILL IN THE TANK BECAUSE IT'S TOO DANGEROUS FOR SOMEONE TO GO IN THERE TO FISH IT OUT, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK ISN'T VISIBLE. RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE FINDING A WAY TO DRAIN THE WATER WHILE STILL PRESERVING THE EVIDENCE. PEROPRTY OWNERS SAY THIS IS

Body Found at Lena St. Lofts

Santa Fe police are investigating the death of a man found inside a water reservoir well this afternoon.